⚡ Operating Systems in Nigeria

Server operating systems are designed for computers that provide network services, such as hosting websites or storing data.

Nigeria is a West African country with a population of over 226 million people.

According to our research, operating systems are detected on 9.8% of websites from Nigeria.

Statistics based on 3K+ analyzed websites. About this data

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

The following chart shows the top operating systems on websites in Nigeria in 2026, based on market share.

The most popular is Linux, which dominates the market with a substantial 69.4% share.
It is followed by Windows with 30% and Ubuntu with 28.8%.

Linux 69.4%
Windows 30%
Ubuntu 28.8%
CentOS 2.4%
Debian 2.1%
Unix 0.9%
AlmaLinux 0.9%

🚀 Highlights

Here is a list of the top systems that are more popular in Nigeria than worldwide.
Differences between global and country rankings are shown in parentheses.

4. CentOS ^(-1)
7. AlmaLinux ^(-1)

✨ Best Operating Systems

Below is a more detailed list of 7 operating systems used on sites from Nigeria, ranked by their market share.

Rank	Name	Market share
1	Linux San Francisco, California, United States A family of open-source, Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, originally created by Linus Torvalds and now maintained by a global community of contributors. FreeOpen source	69.4%
2	Windows Redmond, Washington, United States A family of proprietary operating systems from Microsoft used on personal computers, servers, and virtualized environments. $1,176+	30%
3	Ubuntu London, United Kingdom A free operating system based on Debian GNU/Linux, designed for desktops, servers, cloud, and IoT environments. FreeOpen source$500+/year	28.8%
4	CentOS Raleigh, North Carolina, United States A discontinued open-source Linux distribution compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Legacy	2.4%
5	Debian New York, United States A free and open-source Linux distribution that provides a stable operating system with a strong focus on reliability, security, and universal compatibility across multiple hardware architectures. FreeOpen source	2.1%
6	Unix San Francisco, California, United States A family of multitasking, multi-user computer operating systems.	0.9%
7	AlmaLinux Estero, Florida, United States An open-source enterprise Linux distribution focused on long-term stability and binary compatibility with Red Hat Enterprise Linux. FreeOpen source	0.9%

👉 See Also

🌎 Operating Systems in other countries

🗃️ About This Data

We evaluate the popularity of technologies based on the number of websites where we detect their usage.
Technologies without a detectable web footprint, and those we do not track, are not reflected in the calculated market share.
This report is based on the analysis of 3,367 websites from Nigeria.
We currently track the presence of 22 operating systems across the web.
Of these, 7 were detected on websites from Nigeria.
Statistics were last calculated on June 20, 2026.
For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.